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MLB players’ union agrees to pitchless intentional walks
The players’ association has agreed to Major League Baseball’s proposal to have intentional walks without pitches this year.
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Murph: 6 Giants observations from Scottsdale
Shortstop Brandon Crawford: If you expected Crawford to tell us that his error in Game 4 of the NLDS fueled him all off-season, and it’s his primary motivation in 2017 to avenge that bad feeling, expect again.
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Lakers wanted to add Bob Myers to front office [report]
Myers was promoted in September from GM to president of basketball operations. In reports the surfaced in July, Myers was also considered to conductor who ultimately got Kevin Durant to leave OKC for Golden State.
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Lopez: The Giants told us we weren’t coming back
Lopez, Sergio Romo and Santiago Casilla — all three important pieces that won the ball club championships — were sent packing. The Giants blew 32 saves last season including a free fall ninth inning against the Cubs that eliminated them for the postseason.
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Giants must forget disastrous end to 2016 to have chance at NL West in 2017
The Giants ended their 2016 season in about as heart-breaking a fashion as possible. However, despite many players suffering their first-ever postseason series loss, Ray Woodson says they’ll need to put them all entirely behind them to have as successful a 2017 as possible.
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49ers make offer to nickel cornerback specialist
Two years ago PFF named Williams a top-13 cornerback in the NFL. 49ers fans should hope he chooses to return with Hafley, the first NFL coach to tap into his potential.
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Baggarly: Brandon Belt should bat second in the lineup
Belt took most of his at-bats third in the lineup last season (201) and batted his fair share in lineup hole No. 5 (160). Belt took 27 regular season at-bats second in the lineup in 2016.
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Giants’ Cueto still in Dominican Republic with ailing father
Cueto, who signed a $130 million, six-year contract before last season, went 18-5 with a 2.79 ERA and five complete games in 32 starts last year.
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Brian Sabean on left-field competition: ‘Mac Williamson may need more time in the minor leagues’
Giants general manager Bobby Evans has said repeatedly since the beginning of the offseason, that youngsters Mac Williamson and Jarret Parker will compete for the starting spot in left-field, and that ideally, one would set himself apart as a full time starter. Evans went onto say this week that it’s likely that the player who…
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Brian Sabean sees next wave of Giants home-grown talent coming soon
Giants executive vice president of baseball operations Brian Sabean joined the Murph and Mac Show on Friday morning and discussed a myriad of topics as the Giants close their first week of spring training.
